Jalibert returns to France squad for Argentina test

Paris, November 15 - France has reinstated flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert to the 42-man squad for their upcoming Nations Championship match against Argentina. The decision comes as a strategic move to address the team's injury crisis. Jalibert suffered a quadriceps injury in September and experienced another setback during recent training sessions, but he has been medically cleared to play for France.

The squad opted to replace captain Antoine Dupont at flyhalf with scrumhalf Maxime Lucu in a high-risk, high-reward tactical move, which successfully secured a 21-19 victory over South Africa in Paris on Friday. The innovative switch was prompted by a lack of players in the pivot position, with Jalibert, Thomas Ramos, and Antoine Hastoy all missing recent tests.

Romain Ntamack also had to withdraw from the November 7 victory against Fiji after dislocating his left shoulder early in the game.